Massachusetts Second Suffolk District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
96.1%
67,803 votes · D+92.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 93.1%
Republican
William McKinley1896
27.3%
3,269 votes · D+35.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 25.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Harry S. Truman1948
70,057votes
88.9% of the vote · D+80.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 67,803 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
10,194votes
16.8% of the vote · D+66.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 10,054 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
George McGovern1972
+101.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+77.9 · U.S. R+23.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Al Smith, 1928 · +96.1 pts
Republican
William H. Taft1912
−38.7pts R vs U.S.
Place D+58.3 · U.S. D+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · −41.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DLiz MirandaState Senate · Second Suffolk
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
92.7%54,526
7.3%4,270
58,796
2020
D
96.7%60,808
3.3%2,063
62,871
The Second Suffolk District delivers some of Massachusetts' most concentrated Democratic margins, anchored by dense urban neighborhoods in Boston where presidential candidates routinely clear 80% of the vote.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 92.3 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 74.0 points.
A population of 181,874, a 20% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,525 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 30 and State Senate District 25.
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The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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How did Massachusetts Second Suffolk District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massachusetts Second Suffolk District voted Democratic by 74.0 points (D+74.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 61,643 votes cast, 52,559 went Democratic and 6,917 went Republican.
How many people live in Massachusetts Second Suffolk District?
Massachusetts Second Suffolk District has a population of 181,874 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massachusetts Second Suffolk District?
Median household income in Massachusetts Second Suffolk District is $67,525 — below the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Massachusetts Second Suffolk District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Massachusetts Second Suffolk District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 38 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.